Never Say Never

<p><span style=color: rgba(30 25 21 1)>I need you to pretend to be my girlfriend.</span></p><p><br></p><p><span style=color: rgba(30 25 21 1)>When those words left the lips of Damien Shaw my childhood nemesis I should have told him to kick rocks right then and there.</span></p><p><br></p><p><span style=color: rgba(30 25 21 1)>But sadly his scheme to impress his boss left me with something to gain from it too-getting my meddling mother who was obsessed with my love life off my back just in time for my parents' thirtieth wedding anniversary celebration in Hawaii.</span></p><p><br></p><p><span style=color: rgba(30 25 21 1)>You see Damien and I grew up together but we weren't friends. No-we were rivals.</span></p><p><br></p><p><span style=color: rgba(30 25 21 1)>And when we both moved out to California to go to different colleges we promised never to think of each other again.</span></p><p><br></p><p><span style=color: rgba(30 25 21 1)>It had been twelve years since we had been face to face but when he kept popping up everywhere I should have known that trouble would follow.</span></p><p><br></p><p><span style=color: rgba(30 25 21 1)>And sure enough during a lunch with my parents he told them we were dating.</span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(30 25 21 1)>I was hellbent on exposing him but then my mother's reaction made it hard to say no. So I ended up fake dating my enemy while trying desperately not to fall for him.</span></p><p><br></p><p><span style=color: rgba(30 25 21 1)>My gut told me to keep my distance. But my heart? That bastard was falling for the man with every sweet gesture he made and every orgasm he gave me.</span></p><p><br></p><p><span style=color: rgba(30 25 21 1)>But when the reason for our rivalry and our fake relationship comes to light everyone and everything explodes leaving one hell of a mess to clean up.</span></p><p><br></p><p><span style=color: rgba(30 25 21 1)>I never thought I'd fall for Damien Shaw. I never thought my enemy could force me to figure out my life. But you know what they say-never say never.</span></p><p><br></p><p><span style=color: rgba(30 25 21 1)>TW: toxic parental relationships</span></p>